PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Purchasing Professional with over ten (10) years of experience in a manufacturing and beverage environment.
• Responsibilities have included purchasing, procurement, negotiations, planning, inventory, supplier development, continuous improvements, and cost savings.
• Experience has led to knowledge of Microsoft Applications, MRP, AS/400, Great Plains operating systems.
• Experience in sourcing of flavors, aroma essences, electronics, packaging, and a variety of commodities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Planning, Procurement and Logistics Manager

Responsibilities:

• Commodity Buying utilizing category strategy, risk management tools while actively monitoring market and historical information to support buying decisions.
• Responsible for sourcing, procurement, contract negotiations of all raw ingredients(flavors, bulk corn oil, citric acid, food starch modified), corrugate packaging materials and miscellaneous items.
• Take a lead role in the discovery, implementation, execution, and tracking of cost savings projects . Maintain commodity costs, cost savings and supplier performance goals.
• Total Cost Savings >$710M
• Responsible for the implementation and coordination of supplier transitions with cross - functional teams tied to strategic sourcing activities (including overseeing on-line qualification trials, sample testing, and final approval).
• Analyze customer orders, forecasts and inventory status to determine required inventory levels.
• Responsible for placing purchase orders and tracking of the orders to ensure ontime delivery.
• Address and resolve issues related to material quality, price, service, and delivery.
• Annual Spend: >$20M
• Meet with suppliers to discuss price negotiations, lead-times, open order status & new product lines.
• Develop a master production schedule of all Tampico’s fruit punches.
• Monitor daily sales updates to ensure correct changes are made to the production schedule.
• Supervise the day to day operations of the shipping and receiving staff. Monitor and evaluate performance of staff, mentoring and developing the individuals and documenting corrective action as needed.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Procurement Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to the overall materials flow throughout the supply chain. This includes, but is not limited to planning, sourcing, purchasing and internal material flow of all raw ingredients, corrugate packaging materials and miscellaneous items.
• Analyze purchase requirements, determine sources of supply, evaluate vendor capability, consider price quotations and place orders to meet production department needs.
• Lead strategic sourcing efforts with direct focus on building a preferred supplier base. Manage the overall funnel of sourcing activities to achieve desired results.

Confidential, Franklin Park, IL

Buyer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for sourcing, procurement, placing purchase orders and tracking shelf stable food products, labels, hang tags, bows, cello bags, pallets and miscellaneous packaging.
• Annual Spend: $17M
• Meet with domestic suppliers to discuss price negotiations, lead-times, open order status & new product lines.
• Traveled to Hong Kong and China to meet with Suppliers to review production schedules and timelines to meet target ship dates.
• Negotiate the lowest total cost and maintain specific term agreements with suppliers.
• Work within the framework of negotiated supplier agreements as established.
• Follow all procedures for purchasing; use correct and approved forms to conduct purchasing activities.
• Effectively manage inventory levels for assigned parts.
• Manage MRP, supporting data requirements and open order information to effectively support production requirements.
• Monitor changes in MRP demand and work to effectively minimize shortages and/or excess inventory levels.
• Provide correct and timely information to resolve delivery issues.
• Monitor, analyze and report Purchase Price Variances (PPVs) for assigned parts.
• Provide guidance and direction to other department members as needed.
• Available as a mentor to other Purchasing personnel.
• Combined cost savings of $197,000 on a puzzle, pallet & plastic banding program during my first year as an employee.

Confidential, Des Plaines, IL

Commodity Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for procurement of specialized commodities (PC Boards, diodes, resistors, capacitors, connectors, wire harnesses, thermal protectors, commutators, heat shrink tubing, fasteners, corrugated packaging, paint/shellac, electrical tape, cable ties etc.).
• Negotiate Standard and Blanket Orders for low-risk, highly standardized material.
• Maximizing service levels while minimizing inventory levels, requisitioning of both purchased and manufactured component materials, expediting materials through production and the analysis of materials and the releasing of material to plants.
• Assure On-Time-Delivery of quality material in order to provide a continuous flow to the production floor.
• Resolve incorrect invoices, shipping errors, cancellation of orders, replacements of materials not meeting company specifications, and engineering charges.
• Understand and communicate component specifications to suppliers, including dimensions, tolerances, and Incoming Quality Control points.
• Ensure compliance with negotiated contracts.
• Evaluate current and anticipated requirements, determine potential sources, obtain bids, and perform price/cost analysis and award purchase contracts.
• Develop and enhance relationships with strategic suppliers.
• Serve as primary contact and fosters positive and mutually beneficial relationship with suppliers.
• Develops new supply sources where suppliers are inadequate.
• Experience with Kanban & Lean-Manufacturing.
• Experience planning component end of life cycles.
• Created and participated in reverse auctions using "Quick-Source".
• Combined cost savings $500,000 on fasteners, passive components, corrugated packaging & pallets.

Confidential, Glenview, IL

Banquet Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for over seeing banquet events held on the Golf Course, pool area, tennis courts, paddle tennis courts, curling lodge, and in the clubhouse.
• Assisted Catering Manager coordinating and overseeing of all Club activities and special events.
• Manufactured Banquet/ A La Carte training manuals.
• Scheduled Banquet and Fine Dining Wait Staff, Bartenders, and Bus Staff for all club activities.
• Planned Theme parties.
• Trained all new Banquet Staff.
• Assigned opening and closing duties for Banquet Staff.
• Interacted with Club Members in planning their special events.